Software Engineer

Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

IBM MQ is the market-leading, message-oriented middleware product that delivers a reliable, secure, proven universal messaging backbone across diverse computing environments for 10,000+ organisations, spanning many industries around the world.
The MQ team employs agile development practices with all team members actively engaged in the planning, development, testing and usability related tasks owned and delivered by their ‘Delivery Team’. Preferred candidates will be enthusiastic, highly motivated team players who have software skills/experience and demonstrate a genuine desire and aptitude to perform the multi-disciplinary activities inherent in a Software Engineering role. The work performed will have a high degree of technical content, is diverse and challenging yet always rewarding.

Successful candidates will be comfortable working as part of a global team and have good communication (verbal & written) skills.

If you love technology, a technical challenge, being part of a successful team and want to make a difference to how global business meets the demands of moving data around the world quickly, securely and reliably then Messaging is for you.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least one programming language, such as C, C++ or Java
• Scripting languages, such as Perl, Python or BASH
• Linux / UNIX
• Experience in developing and implementing automated testing solutions

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Container technologies, such as Kubernetes and OpenShift